The focus is on Flow Blue ceramics products of English potteries, with beautiful examples from America and elsewhere included. There are lovely teapots, children's tea and dinner services, potpourri jars, pitchers, platters, and plates illustrated in color and identified.

With 684 beautiful color photographs, this book provides an in-depth pictorial survey of Flow Blue ceramic wares. Central to the book is the presentation of the dinner wares, tea sets, and dessert services from four popular patterns: Cashmere, Chapoo, La Belle, and Touraine. Numerous spectacular teapots, syrup pitchers, and children's wares in a wide variety of patterns are also illustrated. Further, a Bibliography, Index, and an Index to Patterns appearing in all of Mr. Snyder's Flow Blue books are included. Prices for the items displayed are presented in the captions as well.

America's longest-running antiques price guide is updated to include up-to-date pricing, more photos, and expanded coverage with more than 500,000 listings, as well as the addition of new tables, educational notes, and comparisons. 1,500+ photos. 8-page color insert.

Mary Frank Gaston's latest book reflects her work on Flow Blue china of over 20 years. Offering collectors an extensive pattern identification guide, this new edition incorporates patterns from her earlier books with many new and interesting examples. More than 800 color photographs illustrating over 600 patterns are featured. More than 250 marks are included, representing 100 years of Flow Blue production, from the 1830s to the 1930s, by both English and non-English manufacturers. Additionally, a discussion of the history of the china, tips on collecting, information about modern reproductions, a list of each manufacturer's Flow Blue patterns, a glossary of terms pertinent to the study of the china, and current values make this an informative and essential reference for today's collector of Flow Blue china. 2005 values.

From an intimate martini party to a Thanksgiving extravaganza, Kathryn Greeley shows how to create easy, fun, and breathtaking tabletop designs that will make any occasion memorable, using your existing or new collections. Chock-full of inspired ideas for hosting high-end theme parties, The Collected Tabletop includes professional photographs of place settings and tabletop decorations; elegant, hand-painted menus; favors and floral arrangements; and simple and easy-to-prepare recipes, such as Independence Day Flag Tart, Skillet Drop Biscuits, and Goat Cheese Truffles. For each of the thirteen events described in The Collected Tabletop, Greeley details the history and significance of specific items from each collection, ranging from heirloom china and crystal to intricate art glass and colorful majolica combined with hand-thrown pottery. In this peerless resource for entertaining enthusiasts, you’ll learn how to use your own collections to define your personal hosting style.

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